Antalya [Turkiye]: Dhiraj Bommadevara spearheaded a memorable campaign for India at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya, clinching a historic individual recurve gold and combining with teenager Kumkum Mohod to secure the mixed team title as the country finished with two medals on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Dhiraj stunned Olympic bronze medallist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea 7-3 in the men's individual recurve final to claim his maiden Archery World Cup gold medal. It was also India's first men's individual recurve gold at a World Cup stage since Atanu Das achieved the feat in 2021, according to Olympics. com.